Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigans Lower

In undulating pasture, near the top of a S-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 22.5m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.8m). Trees grow along the bank. There is an entrance (Wth 1m) at N with a large block of limestone marking its W side. The interior slopes down to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008